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Thanks GMATclub for this section and thanks experts for your time in helping us prospective B school applicants. Here is my brief profile -

Age - 27

GMAT # 1 - 640 (Q 47, V 31)
GMAT # 2 - 710 (Q 48 - 82%, V 39 - 89%)
AWA - 5.5

Nationality - American (Immigrant from India came to US 7 years ago)
B-Tech Computer Science - Top tier Engineering School In India - graduated 2004 (Eq GPA - 3.7)
MS Computer Science - University of Southern California, Los Angeles - graduated 2006 (GPA - 3.55)

Work Ex -
Internship in India for big Tech firm for 6 months -2003
Business/Financial Analyst in Major Home Lending Company in US - 1 year fulltime with fulltime USC grad program - 2005 - 06
Current - Senior Consultant - Technical Strategy -Largest Tech Services Company in US - ~ 4 years (hired as consultant, promoted to Senior in 2 years and in process of moving up to Managing Consultant role this year). Rated # 1 two times out of 4 evaluations. Work focuses in strategy on business and IT for clients.

Extra Curricular -

Moderate and Partner a bullion trading forum website (less than a year old with approx 400 members)
University Ambassador from my employer - nothing major contribution

Strong Points - worked with management level for companies in healthcare, IT, energy, retail, Insurance - led some aspects of projects

Goals post MBA - Work for Strategy Consulting firm (M/B/B) or product development

Reach - HBS, Stanford, MIT, Kellogg
Bottom - Ross, Stern, UCLA, Haas

Focus - Only top 15 schools for the type of work I want to do. Regular MBA programs not really a motivation mostly because of the type of work that I currently do and the growth potential

Questions - Any negatives in profile? High expectations for top tier schools based on profile and GMAT score? Taken GMAT twice would hurt?

Thank you!
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Although your profile is quite strong but your GMAT score of 710 might be an issue given the fact that you will be treated as an Indian Applicant and the Indian applicants who apply to the top colleges usually score pretty high. But you do stand a very good chance at all your top schools and it all comes down to how you portray yourself in your essays!

best of luck with apps
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Thanks Nikhil

Would I still be considered Indian applicant since I am US citizen ? Any links that I can confirm this?

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Thanks Nikhil

Would I still be considered Indian applicant since I am US citizen ? Any links that I can confirm this?

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You will be considered a US citizen who grew up in India and immigrated after graduating college. The advantage of being a US citizen is that you won't have any special visa issues in finding a job in the US when you graduate.

There are no links that I am aware of that address this question directly. Please let us know if you find anything Furthermore, the schools tend to process applications differently so there is no across-the-board rule.

For further thoughts on this subject, please see:

* "Response to 'Shortlisting MBA Programs'"
* Admissions Tip: Labels and Groups
* The Techie's Guide to MBA Admissions

Best,
Linda Abraham
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Thanks Nikhil

Would I still be considered Indian applicant since I am US citizen ? Any links that I can confirm this?

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You will be considered a US citizen who grew up in India and immigrated after graduating college. The advantage of being a US citizen is that you won't have any special visa issues in finding a job in the US when you graduate.

There are no links that I am aware of that address this question directly. Please let us know if you find anything Furthermore, the schools tend to process applications differently so there is no across-the-board rule.

For further thoughts on this subject, please see:

* "Response to 'Shortlisting MBA Programs'"
* Admissions Tip: Labels and Groups
* The Techie's Guide to MBA Admissions

Best,
Linda Abraham
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Linda

Can you please provide some thoughts on the brief profile that I have and any issues you see that I should be concerned about?

Thanks for your help
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Thanks Nikhil

Would I still be considered Indian applicant since I am US citizen ? Any links that I can confirm this?

Thanks

You will be considered a US citizen who grew up in India and immigrated after graduating college. The advantage of being a US citizen is that you won't have any special visa issues in finding a job in the US when you graduate.

There are no links that I am aware of that address this question directly. Please let us know if you find anything Furthermore, the schools tend to process applications differently so there is no across-the-board rule.

For further thoughts on this subject, please see:

* "Response to 'Shortlisting MBA Programs'"
* Admissions Tip: Labels and Groups
* The Techie's Guide to MBA Admissions

Best,
Linda Abraham

Linda

Can you please provide some thoughts on the brief profile that I have and any issues you see that I should be concerned about?

Thanks for your help
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Nikhil,

Sorry I didn't respond to your main question.

You wrote earlier:

Reach - HBS, Stanford, MIT, Kellogg
Bottom - Ross, Stern, UCLA, Haas

I agree that HBS, MIT, Kellogg, and Stanford reaches for you. Not impossible, but unlikely.

You have a competitive profile for Ross, Stern, and UCLA. Haas is also probably a stretch.

Your grades, work experience and bullion trading are strengths. Your weakness is your demographic. There are a lot of Indian engineers applying to business school. make the most of your business consulting experience.

Best,
Linda Abraham